Kindred: The Embraced

- Season 1

(1996)

A sizzling affair and macabre death with a vampire leads detective Frank Kohanek (C.Thomas Howell) to the violent world of the undead ruled by the Prince of the Vampires, Julian Luna (Mark Frankel).

Julian prepares to defend his throne against the vicious Kindred mobster Eddie Fiori. But a beautiful and captivating reporter,named Caitlin Byrne, distracts Julian. Frank gets way too close to the secret of the "Masquerade".

While Julian's interest in Caitlin intensifies, a psychotic vampire leaves a grisly trail throughout the city. Daedalus, unknowingly leads Frank and Julian to a vicious showdown with a newly embraced killer named "Starkweather".

Caitlin is getting closer to learning Julian's secret identity while the passion between Cash and Sasha explodes into violence when she is embraced by an enemy clan, igniting an ancient blood bath and potential deadly feud.

Lillie must deal with Zane, the rebellious newly-embraced young rocker she sired. Zane's insatiable desires threatens the Kindred's secrecy when he becomes involved with Caitlin and Sasha.

As Eddie plots Julian's death and a jealous Lillie plots her revenge against Julian and Caitlin, a mysterious assassin known as a "Shape-changer" uses Cash and Sasha to get to Julian also.

Caitlin's own secret past is revealed when she falls into a trap set by jealous Lillie. Meanwhile the Kindred must deal with a evil Nosferatu who is terrorizing the city.

Caitlin takes Julian to a cabin in the woods for some romance but the Bruja clan attacks. Frank is warned not to investigate the vampires. In order to prevent a vampire civil war, Archon takes responsibility for a crime from his past.